Enjoy Magazine: Northern California Living — March 2022

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

MARCH 2022

ISSUE 186

SW I N G I N TO SPRING soar like eagles

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CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE DISTRICT 59 | Shasta County’s Great Outdoors

INTEREST 25 | LWV, Redding Area: An Integral Part of Women’s History Month 45 | 3D-Printing Technology For Houses Comes to Northern California

LOCALS 50 | Mt. Shasta Shorts With Filmmaker Autie Carlisle

IN EVERY ISSUE 17 | My Town: Phillip Moller 60 | Recipe Delicious Cold Fried Chicken 63 | Downtown Details

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Small Steps For a Fresh Start

64 | Enjoy the View: Chadwick Hufft

29 | Take Aim with Ishi Archery

68 | What’s Cookin’: Shameless O’Leery’s Irish Nachos

32 | Simple Living Co. Seeks Sustainability

74 | Giving Back: Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens

37 | Take a Stroll on the Sisson-Callahan Trail 41 | Saddle Time Retreats Cycling Experiences 56 | Connecting Communities with Barn Quilts

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Lema Ranch ponds attract numerous waterfowl, wading birds, and shorebirds throughout the year. These include the Ring-necked Duck, geese, herons, rails, Common Gallinule, and the Belted Kingfisher. The varied flora of the ranch invite many avian visitors and provide homes for several bird species. Not only are there nesting raptors on the property, including the Great Horned Owl and Red-shouldered Hawk, many songbirds nest in the trees and bushes throughout the property. Several species of cavity nesting birds also find homes in the large oak trees on the property.

An ongoing nest box program on the ranch has provided supplemental nesting sites for hundreds of Tree Swallows, Violetgreen Swallows, and Western Bluebirds found everywhere on Lema Ranch.

Since the trails opened to the public in 1997, members of the Wintu Audubon Society have maintained records of common bird names, their habitat, and seasons. The Bird Checklist is available at wintuaudubon.org/documents/lema.

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editor’s note MARCH 2022 LET’S SWING INTO SPRING! To get in the spring of things, we’ve collected some tips to help you make the most of this season of rebirth. Plant a garden, schedule some family photos or consider taking up a new sport – it’s a great excuse to spend more time outdoors. Need an idea? How about archery? The North State is home to one of the state’s oldest archery clubs, Ishi Archery Club near Red Bluff, and members are eager to share their love of this unique sport.

To be honest, we’re hoping for some rainy days to make up for a dry winter, but we’re confident that there will be enough sunshine to squeeze in a couple of picnics this season. First, whip up a batch of our almostfamous cold fried chicken. Once that’s tucked into your picnic basket, explore one of the hotspots in the California Adventure District, or see what’s blooming at Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens, hidden away in a forested canyon near Interstate 5. While you’re up north, take a stroll on the Sisson-Callahan Trail near Mount Shasta, which branches off the Pacific Crest Trail near Deadfall Lakes. It’s popular for mountain bikers and hikers alike.

We’ve also got your monthly dose of inspiration. Meet Steven and Sarah Major of Simple Living Co., whose shop reflects their values of an economically thriving community, healthy neighbors and awareness of how people are affected by what goes into their bodies. Meanwhile, meet the men who are thinking beyond the traditional hammer-andnails approach to address a chronic shortage of affordable housing by using 3D-printing technology to build homes.

Enjoy every moment of this lovely time of year!

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The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing.

—S. Brown

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ed Bluff has a lot of people who make our tiny town feel big. They are the agents of change, volunteering many hours to unlock the potential that Red Bluff always had. I have been volunteering in my community for the past seven years.

Our community has been everything and more, guiding me to aspire and inspire.

I found community through service in the Active 20-30 Club of Red Bluff. This group of young adults ages 20-39 is dedicated to enhancing the lives of youth. I have met a lot of special people during my years of service, and the impact we make is so close to my heart. We do a lot of fundraising for our youth and it all goes back into the community. This club of young adults has shaped me to be who I am today.

I discovered new skills through being a creative leader and co-running Tehama Creatives. We are dedicated to enhancing the community through public art which creates cultural, social and economic value for our community. We have installed more than 20 large murals downtown, including my most recent piece that spells out RED BLUFF. Inside each letter is a scene of our culture and history. In addition to the ongoing murals, we have life-size painted fiberglass horses, with the first five being installed downtown. Another 10+ are planned for 2022-2023. We believe art is a huge part of change in our community. It inspires youth and community members to take new pride and ownership of our special town.

I am also a part of a group of trail blazers who have been able to foster the LGBTQ+ community in Tehama County. We co-founded Tehama OUTreach with a small group of people who helped bring the first-ever Pride Festival to Red Bluff. Our parent organization, NorCal OUTreach, has been fundamental to our operations. We strive to be inclusive of all genders and sexualities, celebrate the diversity within our community, practice cultural humility, and foster health and wellbeing to the people we serve. We seek to improve the lives of everyone by increasing understanding, acknowledgment, visibility and appreciation of the LGBTQ+ community, thereby making rural Northern California a safer and more accepting place for all. This movement is fostering a culture in Red Bluff that is very much needed and already here.

Some people want to leave Red Bluff. It’s not for the faint of heart. As a fifth-generation resident of Tehama County, here’s my advice: Get involved and start making a change by cultivating the kind of community you want. The grass is not greener on the other side; you need water and care for the side in which you live. A force for positive change in my community…my town.

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PHILLIP MOLLER

Community Cultivator Red Bluff

my town: champion for change

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SPRINGTIME. It’s the fresh start we’ve waited all winter for. The air is laden with newness. The birds are singing their sweetest songs. The grass is the greenest it’ll be all year long. The flowers have decided it’s time to come out and bloom.

And why shouldn’t you do the same? Let this change of season be just the inspiration you need to flourish in the moment. Follow along for some great ways to spring into spring.

OU T WIT H T HE OLD They don’t call it spring cleaning for nothing. It’s time to lighten that load. You’ve been looking at some of what’s in your closet, garage or storage unit for months, knowing it’s high time to part ways with what’s no longer working for you. Create four piles: keep, sell, donate, trash. If you don’t love it, use it or need it, let it go. If it’s past its expiration date, bid it a final farewell. A clutter-free environment isn’t just good for creating more physical space – it creates mental space, too.

BRING THE SALE TO YOUR YARD While the extra cash is a great motivator, think of a yard sale as a great way to connect with your neighbors. Make it a fun family project and use the proceeds toward a household purchase everyone can enjoy or a family vacation. Make readable signs and place them strategically at various entry and exit points throughout your neighborhood. Post about it on your social media channels. Have the kids set up a lemonade stand or share bottled water with your customers. Make the decision ahead of time to donate items that don’t sell, so you don’t end up starting the vicious cycle all over again.

GET YOUR HANDS IN THE DIRT Feeling soil in your hands has a way of restoring the soul, but it takes some front-end planning to bring in a good harvest. Whether you are planting a vegetable garden, fruit trees or flowers, consider your space, the kind of sunlight in that area of your yard, and how much water is needed. Do the plants you have in mind do better in the ground or will they work in a pot or planter? Do you plan to start with small plants or seeds? All of these are important considerations when it comes to planning your ideal garden. A little research and a lot of patience will go a long way. The joy of it all is in the possibilities.

SAY CHEESE Time has a way of slipping by so quickly. Before you know it, the tiny children in the photos on your wall have morphed into full-grown teenagers. Spring is a great time to schedule a family photo shoot. Not only will you capture the beauty of the season in your images, but it’ll give your family a chance to bond in nature during one of the most uplifting times of year. While coordinating outfits are always fun, be sure that each family member is wearing something that feels authentic to them. It may not end up being that picture-perfect family photo, but their confidence is sure to show up on camera.

GET IN THE GAME, SP ORT Whether it’s a pick-up game of basketball at a park, a weekly pickleball game or the commitment to join an adult soccer league, spring is the perfect time to get some outdoor exercise and make connections. Sports have a way of achieving both goals simultaneously. If you aren’t into a team sport, set up a time to meet up with friends for a morning or evening walk or bike ride. Exercising with others provides a level of fun and accountability that makes sticking to a routine easier. It’s good for the kids. It’s good for the teenagers. It’s good for the adults. It’s good all around.4

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B OND OVER A G OOD B OOK OR MOVIE If reading a good book or watching a good movie is the cake, having the space to discuss it amongst your friends is the icing on top. Good books and films have the power to encourage dialogue that may not happen otherwise. These conversations can open us up to new perspectives and help us get to know others and ourselves better. Start your own club this spring by gathering fellow book or film lovers together with drinks and food, and watch the magic happen. Make sure everyone on your guest list has had ample time to read or watch. (No spoilers!) If you can’t meet in person, hop on a Zoom call instead.

GET YOUR GLOW BACK Shed that rough winter skin with a homemade sugar and salt scrub. Mix equal parts salt and sugar in a glass container with an oil of your choice. Jojoba, olive or coconut oil are great options. Add in a few drops of a fresh or floral essential oil. Not all essential oils are safe to use on the body, so do some research and start with a small batch. Scrubs are great as you treat yourself to a pedicure or manicure at home. Use caution when using the scrub in the tub or shower, as the oil can be slippery.

B OND OVER A G OOD B OOK OR MOVIE

TAK E A HIK E Once the winter temperatures have subsided, make plans for a day hike. Sure, it’s great exercise, but walking in nature can help shed stress, too. Whether it’s with your family, friends or your furry four-legged walking buddy, find a hike that is manageable for everyone in your party. Pack a lunch, plenty of water, a first aid kit and your camera! Keep your eyes open for fresh buds on trees, wildflowers coming into bloom and wildlife coming out to enjoy the sunshine. Bonus points if you score some photos you’ll want to hang on your wall at home.

LE ARN SOMETHING NEW Whether there’s a class you’ve been wanting to take, a new hobby you’ve wanted to invest in or a new recipe you’ve had a craving for, spring is a great time for a new adventure. Those skills don’t develop unless we take time to nurture them. We don’t find new passions unless we seek them out. That new recipe could become your new signature dish. Whatever your heart desires, it’s time to reach out and grab it.

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HAVE A GARDEN PART Y There’s no time like springtime to reconnect with your besties. Invite them over for tea and cookies or a delicious homemade lunch outdoors. Use real teacups and offer an assortment of teas to your guests. Pull out the heirloom china you reserve for special occasions. (This is a special occasion!) Decorate the table with fresh blooms or greenery from your yard. Soak up some sunshine and good vibes. The last two years have shown us that every moment of life is to be cherished, especially when you are with the ones you love. •

Kimberly N. Bonéy, proud wife and mom, is a freelance writer, designer, up-cycler and owner of Herstory Vintage. When she’s not working, she is joyfully wielding jewelry-making tools and paintbrushes in her studio.

Antique shops, vintage boutiques, craft stores and bead shops are her happy place.

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The League LW V, R E D D I N G A R E A : A N I N T E G R A L PA R T O F WO M E N ’ S H I S TO R Y M O N T H AS WE CELEBRATE Women’s History Month, we are grateful for progress made over the last century. And one of the most notable organizations out there that helped pave the way for women’s freedom derives from the LWV, otherwise known as the League of Women Voters.

Established in 1920 by leaders of the women’s suffrage movement, LWV is a nonpartisan political organization with its overall goal to “bring democracy to all.” It does not support individual candidates, but aims to educate people on prominent issues and inspire them to vote, exercising their right to keep a fair and balanced United States of America.

Susan Morris Wilson has been a member of the LWV of Redding Area chapter since the 1990s and served as its president for many years. She also served on the California board, the national board of the League, and has been involved with the American Association of University Women.

In the 1990s, Wilson remembers a lot of unrest happening in Redding, mainly surrounding women’s healthcare rights. This inspired Wilson to get involved. “When the LWV began, it engaged in getting women the right to vote, but in the last 25 years, it became more interested in getting all voters the right to vote. We do not support candidates; we bring to light issues for voters to focus on. With the onset of all the communications methods we have today, with websites and Twitter and Facebook, TikTok, and some I haven’t even heard before…we’ve become more sophisticated in getting information to voters,” Wilson says.

“As propositions come up in election years, we start writing articles on the vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ meanings of the ballot measures. We make people move outside their comfort zone and assess the issues…we want you to think about this and be informed,” she says.

The LWV holds candidate forums leading up to elections and is the first to volunteer to help people place their votes on election day. In the last presidential election, League members worked with a group of local high school students to help them learn about the voting process and talk to people in their community about voting.4

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“We turned them into young journalists and put them into teams and sent them out to interview people about why they were voting.

They saw the voters office, we gave them video equipment and ran a livestream all day on Election Day,” she says. The project was considered a success when LWV noticed an increase in the number of students registered to vote.

The League is also instrumental in getting candidates together to discuss issues that affect their constituents, or even going to court when politicians try to restrict voting rights. They held a candidates’ forum in January 2022 for the Shasta County Supervisor District 2 recall election.

“Most people are never going to see the candidates talk about all the issues at one time, so this is a way to educate the public,” Wilson says.

“We want the candidates to think through the issues that are important to voters. You’d be surprised at questions that are integral to a candidate’s job that they haven’t even considered.”

At the beginning of the fiscal year, the old LWV board meets with the new board to come up with a set of priorities to tackle in the upcoming year. “Usually hosting candidate forums is at the top. And for instance, this year AB 1185 (about the formation of a sheriff ’s oversight committee) is an item that we’d like to see through. We would also like to bring back our Lunch & Learns that we host once a month and talk about other specific issues like, ‘What is the county doing about housing?’ and ‘Where do I send my ballot?’, which is a big one.”

There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has changed the way the LWV works, including holding online meetings. “We discovered that with a we-can-do-this attitude, we’ve attracted people from all kinds of places because no one had to drive anywhere to attend an event,” says Wilson.

“In the last election, we were electing three new city council members and because of COVID, we didn’t hold it in person,” she says. “Instead, we filmed each candidate by themselves for hours, and there were seven or eight people running for those positions. That was a lot of work and taught us how to do things in a fair way by video.”

The LWV of Redding Area, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary, has about 50 members and anyone is welcome to join.

“We’ve always had male participants and even presidents. You won’t see our full name in any advertising because of that,” Wilson adds.

And Wilson reiterates that the League is not party-oriented. “We set up a six-hour presentation called ‘Difficult Conversations.’ Even in Shasta County, how difficult this last election was…there were a lot of heated conversations going on that weren’t always civil. One of our tricks of the trade was teaching people how to talk to each other. In this day and age, it’s hard to separate the good information from the bad,” she says.

“I think we have a strong league that plays an important role here.

It’s important to know as much as you can, apply it to your world and vote.”• LWV, Redding Area • www.lwv.org/local-leagues/lwv-redding-area.

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TA K E A I M W I T H I S H I A R C H E R Y ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILES up Highway 36 East from Highway 99 in Red Bluff is one of the state’s oldest archery clubs, a place where generation after generation has learned to hit a target, either paper or a 3D animal. Many have honed their hunting skills on the range and some have gone on to national and international archery competitions.

“You need to work it all out on the target range,” says Jesse Sisneros, president of Ishi Archery Club, regardless of the use one intends for their skills. Consistent actions are a key to archery success, and the range offers a variety of ways to develop that consistency. “People who are into archery will shoot year round,” he adds, noting that targets are set up in different topographies so that one must shoot uphill, downhill and sideways in preparation for real-life hunting scenarios.

Situated on 125 acres of Bureau of Land Management land, the club’s range is maintained year-round and allows members to practice in all weather. A covered shooting area lets people get out in rain or snow. The range is certified and chartered by the National Field Archery Association and the California Bowman Hunters State Archery Association.

Sisneros was born into a hunting family, and came naturally to the sport because it gets him closer to the animals during hunts and allows him to see many more of them when out in the wilderness. Bow hunting season begins before rifle season, so the animals aren’t yet conditioned to look for hunters. “It’s more challenging, more gratifying,” he says of bow hunting. “There’s a limited range with a bow versus a rifle.” 4 continued on page 30

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You can be as competitive as you want or you can just go out and have fun with it.

Yet, he says, archery is a sport that someone can pick up at any age. The technology of archery equipment has developed so much in the last 20 years that a child can enter the sport at 8 years old and use the same bow, with modifications, through around age 18.

To get started, Sisneros suggests going to a local archery shop and practicing in their indoor range. Talk to the staff to determine what equipment will be needed. Then, join an archery club. “An archery club gets you a place to shoot year round and people to help you,” he adds, noting that archers tend to have great camaraderie.

Competitions are set up by age and ability, providing a more balanced competition for new practitioners.

Someone who picks up the sport at age 50 can compete as a beginner rather than struggle against someone the same age who has been practicing since childhood.

And competitions are a big part of the fun in an archery club. The Ishi Archery Club hosts two big competitions a year, including the Wilderness Shoot in April and Rock Festival in May. The east side of the range is set up with 28 3D printed animals in a natural setting for competitors to shoot at in an unmarked range. At the Rock Festival, 42 targets are set up with yardage markers and positions to shoot from for both adults and young people. “There’s a

shoot almost every weekend,” says Sisneros, noting that people often travel to compete as well as enjoy their hometown club.

About 15 years ago, five Ishi Archery Club members became certified as 4-H instructors to develop an archery program through the popular youth club. They would teach proper technique, safety, terminology and more, practicing on 20-yard targets once a week at the fairgrounds. The club would then sponsor a youth shootout at their range. The program was popular until COVID-19 and escalating costs curbed activities.

Team USA Champion Compound Archer Paige Pearce grew up in Red Bluff and stops by Ishi Archery Club when she’s back in town. Pearce broke her first state record at 10 years old and joined the U.S. Archery Team at 13, turning pro at 15. “She inspired a lot of these young kids,” says Sisneros. “She inspired a whole group of young girls into archery. She’s all across the country and internationally now. She’s one of the role models we have around here for the kids.”

Archery is a sport that allows one to get outdoors and develop skills that can be used for hunting or just the sheer fun of hitting a paper target. “You can be as competitive as you want or you can just go out and have fun with it,” says Sisneros. He’s appreciated watching youth members grow up in the club and then bring in their children to learn. “It’s neat that they stick with archery and carry on the tradition.” • Ishi Archery Club • www.ishiarcheryclub.org

Melissa Mendonca is a graduate of San Francisco State and Tulane universities. She’s a lover of airports and road trips and believes in mentoring and service to create communities everyone can enjoy. Her favorite words are rebar, wanderlust and change.

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“WE WANT TO SEE Redding be a sustainable economy. We hope that when we step away, that’s what we’ve helped to build. We want to encourage people to shop local, build local, manufacture local, supply local. That’s the Mount Everest. We want to be a voice for that.” Steven and Sarah Major of Simple Living Co. see their wellness- and sustainability-focused lifestyle brand as more than a place for customers to grab a moisturizer. Success to them includes an economically thriving community, the health of their neighbors and a widespread awareness of how people are affected by what goes on and into their bodies.

This dream began as a passion of Sarah’s, when she turned her 14-year interest in healthy living into a community she could build. Seven years ago, she started an Instagram account to share her love of healthy food and low-waste living, posting things like recipes, immune health tips and grocery hauls. She has grown her online following since that time.

When the option came up for her and her husband Steven to take over what was then known as Wild Radish Studio, which offered massage and cupping as well as natural cleaning supplies and bath and body products, they jumped at the idea. Their friends Kaitlyn and Asher Holland joined them as partners, and they became operational in August 2020.

When previous owner Camille Knudsen was running Wild Radish Studio, she offered products solely in bulk, largely for DIY product purposes. When the Majors took over, they gutted the interior and redid it as a retail space. They were excited about moving into the Division Street shop, around the corner from Theory Coffee Roasters and Sketch and Press. Steven shares of the delight of being close to the center of so many new and developing projects. “We’ve fallen in love with the downtown community even more,” he says. After two months in business, they changed their name to Simple Living Co., which embodies the sentiments at the core of their brand. Shopping for wholesome skincare, home or cleaning products doesn’t need to be complicated or convoluted.

A staple product is whipped tallow, derived from natural grass-fed beef, for which the recommended use is as a moisturizer because of its richness in vitamins A, D & K, and its ability to stimulate the skin’s natural collagen reproduction. “Sarah discovered tallow when she was researching the power of collagen and its benefits for the skin,” Steven says. “She tried it for the first time when she was personally struggling with eczema and really dry skin.” She was amazed by the soothing results, and now many customers have had the same incredible experience. They also offer whipped shea butter as a vegan option, with similar outcomes. 4

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A cornerstone of Simple Living Co. is their commitment to supporting local supply chains and keeping environmental wellbeing at the forefront. “Sustainability isn’t just ‘use glass instead of plastic.’ We want everything to be local,” Steven says. Some examples of this principle in their products are a hand soap that’s made from pine, spruce and cedar trees in the Siskiyous, and dish soap blocks that use olive oil from Chico farms.

Business is nearly evenly split between their brick-and-mortar location and events.

Redding does not shy away from farmers markets, holiday bazaars or specialty fairs.

They’ve felt the support of the city at every gathering, and in large part, that is what makes it feel worth it. The Majors want their products to be those which can be widely enjoyed and utilized. “We want to be a light to the community,” Steven says. “We want to be a place where people can find great products, whether it’s for gifts or necessity.”

They love their storefront, but also have their products in other businesses around town, including Enjoy and Abode, and they supply Evergreen with all the cleaners for their shop. They’ve moved into online sales as well, appreciating the ease with which they can reach a larger audience.

“We want to be a light to the community.”

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Of being environmentally aware, Steven says, “A lot of people want that lifestyle but don’t know where to start. How can we help someone become sustainable one step at a time?” This question is central to the way they design products and position themselves as a company. Education is a crucial first step to change of any kind, and the Majors are determined to do their part with Simple Living Co., encouraging people to make those choices that will positively affect them and their families. • Simple Living Co. • 1507 Division St. #3, Redding (530) 638-4709 • www.simplelivingshop.co Open Wednesday - Saturday 10 am-5 pm Find them on Instagram

Eythana Miller was transplanted to Redding from Montana three years ago and has fallen in love with the area. She’s in her second year at Shasta College, and loves a good literary discussion over a few cups of black tea.

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Trail Time

TA K E A S T R O L L O N T H E S I S S O N - C A L L A H A N T R A I L A TRANSPLANTED EASTERNER and some early tourists to the Mount Shasta region are to thank for one of the great hiking experiences around here.

In the late 1860s, Justin Hinkley Sisson established a hotel, restaurant and tavern near the present town of Mount Shasta. A native of Connecticut, Sisson had been a schoolteacher back east, but reinvented himself when he came out west, becoming a proficient hunter, fisherman and mountain guide – and successful innkeeper. His earlyday resort attracted hordes of visitors from

the Bay Area, including the famous mountaineer John Muir, who nearly died on one of his ascents of Mount Shasta.

Sisson’s dining room could accommodate 70 people. To keep his restaurant and tavern stocked, he brought in wagonloads of wines, spirits and other supplies over a rough, 55-mile road, a spur of the main freight road from San Francisco to Oregon. The spur ran from the Scott Valley town of Callahan to Sisson’s establishment. Part of that road has survived as the 12-mile Sisson-Callahan Trail,4 continued on page 38

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one of the longer and lesser-known trails in the region. It branches off the Pacific Crest Trail near Deadfall Lakes and heads eastward toward Lake Siskiyou.

Here’s the good news for hikers: Not only is it one of the more scenic trails in the region, it’s also downhill all the way.

For the most part it cuts through the canyon carved by the North Fork of the Sacramento River, so you’re hiking right alongside it, often far above it, gazing down at its shimmering waters and waterfalls. There is at first a steep descent from the spot where the Sisson-Callahan Trail branches off from the Pacific Crest Trail. When it finally levels off, you find yourself winding through a series of lush meadows adorned with exotic-looking cobra lilies.

those who don’t mind walking their bikes on parts of the trail. From June through the end of October, a shuttle service, Shasta Gravity Adventures, drops riders and their bikes off at the upper end of the trail so they can hurtle all the way down to Lake Siskiyou.

For hikers, the best place to start is the Parks Creek trailhead, where you catch the Pacific Crest Trail heading toward the Deadfall Lakes. You follow the PCT about three miles from the trailhead, then take a left turn, heading east, at the beginning of your hike down the SissonCallahan Trail. A sign clearly marks where the trail diverges from the PCT. Then it’s pretty much downhill all the way from there.

Left and right photos courtesy of Mount Shasta Trail Association/John Thomson • Cobra lilies (Center)

Getting through these meadows is a little tricky, since the trail vanishes at several points, and you have to rely on markers that include white triangles nailed to trees and a few cairns here and there. Soon, though, you’ll be entering the canyon carved by the North Fork of the Sacramento River and following the well-marked trail beside that stream.

A joint trail improvement effort by the Forest Service and the Mount Shasta Trail Association has made the lower portion of the trail wider, smoother and safer, rerouting it away from stretches where it skirted alongside steep and potentially deadly drop-offs down to the stream.

It’s become an increasingly popular route for mountain bikers. With a number of steep drops and rough, rocky surfaces, it’s recommended for more advanced riders, or

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It’s helpful if you can use a GPS tracker toward the end of the hike, as you will need to cross one stream, the South Fork of the Sacramento River, and take a couple of different roads before you get to Lake Siskiyou. You can also get directions from the helpful folks at the Mount Shasta Ranger Station.

It’s possible that you won’t see many other hikers on the trail, which means you’re likely to have a quiet encounter with one of the more enchanting, and historic, trails in our region. • Tim Holt is a longtime journalist, the editor of the quarterly Northwest Review, and the author of “On Higher Ground,” a futuristic novel set in the Mount Shasta region. He lives in Dunsmuir, and is an avid cyclist and hiker.

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SADDLE —UP— S A D D L E T I M E R E T R E AT S C YC L I N G E X P E R I E N C E S THEY SAY TIME FLIES when you’re having fun. This goes doubly true, they say, if they are having fun flying down one of the many bicycle paths in Shasta County. Doubly, because not only does their time fly while riding parts of the trail they know, but after they’ve come to that one inevitable turn where they go the wrong way, all their time will fly away having the only fun left they have time for, which is searching their way back to where they went wrong.

After a few such days of lost fun, the more frustrated theys may book some time with a professional bicycle tour company. If they are lucky, they will end up riding hills to breathtaking overlooks they never knew existed, thanks to the lead riders of Saddle Time Retreats. In the hands of cycling professionals like these, they will not have to worry about time, for the leaders know how long each ride takes, nor will they lose any time on wrong turns because there won’t be any.

For guests of Saddle Time Retreats, the fun begins long before rubber meets the road, because when you book time with this bike tour company, you actually begin a four-day retreat at Saddle Time’s own house. “Come into our home,” invites David Walker, who, along with his wife Michelle, co-founded Saddle Time Retreats a couple of years ago. “We’re like a resort, Friday night to Monday night, with food and beverages to accommodate the needs of our guests. We provide support, from beginning to end, everything that goes with a guided experience.”

And what an experience this is. Friday night, you wine and dine on gourmet dishes prepared by Saddle Time’s own chef and attend a meeting with a dozen or so fellow riders who’ve arrived from all over the West Coast, and with whom you choose from a list of 80 routes4 continued on page 42

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“MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH AVID CYCLISTS, AND WE WANTED TO TAKE A CYCLING VACATION. BUT WHEN WE DID THE RESEARCH, WE FOUND IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH MONEY. WE COULDN’T FIND ANYTHING UNDER $5,000.

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what those two rides will be, one for the slower crowd and one for the animals. Then before retiring to bed, you indulge in such off-thesaddle amenities as massage, hot tub, swimming pool and, if needed, a last-minute trip to town.

“We wanted to make a luxury cycling experience affordable,” says Walker. “My wife and I are both avid cyclists, and we wanted to take a cycling vacation. But when we did the research, we found it was just too much money. We couldn’t find anything under $5,000. So we decided to do it ourselves, and we aimed at a cost of half of that.”

“There’s nothing else like it in the northern state,” adds wife Michelle.

Before the guests arise Saturday morning, Saddle Time’s mechanic, perhaps the same one who assembled the bikes of out-of-towners who shipped, makes a last-minute check of all the bicycles to ensure they are in top running condition; he or she might also be the one who drives the van to tend to any breakdown, flat or over-extended cyclist who elects to finish the ride on something with a motor. But the day really begins when everyone is out of bed, grabbing a complimentary light breakfast before grabbing their steeds. All the snacks they’ll need will be supplied during their rides. Of the co-founders, David usually rides with the faster pack, while Michelle prefers the shorter, easier route.

It wasn’t always that way. Michelle lured David into serious cycling.

She spent a lot of time on bicycles as a child in Huntington Beach. “I remember sitting up in the bike seat behind my dad on his bicycle,” she recalls of any of numerous trips to Grandma’s house. “My younger brother rode with Mom. So, when I got my own bike, it wasn’t about exercise for me yet. It was about getting around town, from one friend’s house to another.”

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Saddle Time Retreats owners David and Michelle Walker

David, who fondly recalls tearing up town on his BMX, also grew up in Orange County, but he didn’t meet Michelle until they found themselves working together on campus at Shasta College. They dated for a while, then went their separate ways. “We met again in a grocery store,” David remembers of the beginning of things serious, like Michelle competing in a triathlon. “I went to watch her, and that’s where we decided to ride road bikes together. We married three years after meeting again.”

Michelle says, “After the triathlon, we noodled around town. After about three miles, he couldn’t do it. He was on a mountain bike and he couldn’t keep up, with those big old tires.” David adapted, scoring a carbon-fiber Kestrel road racer, which impressed his lady. “Now he rides waaaaaay more than me,” she says. “I’m not interested in riding as many miles as I used to. I’m good for 20 or 30, and after that I’m done.”

David and Michelle Walker believe they have built a four-day weekend retreat that offers perks bordering perfection and they add a warm, personal touch by riding alongside their guests, guiding groups on road or mountain trails, on rides flat or Shasta-sized up and down.

They say, come and enjoy our trails with people who know our trails.

They say, forget about time. They say, be pampered and just ride. • Saddle Time Retreats • (530) 526-5505 • www.saddletimeca.com Find them on Facebook and Instagram

Richard DuPertuis is a Redding grandfather who writes.

His stories and photographs have appeared in newspapers, magazines and online. He strives for immortality not by literary recognition, but through diet and exercise. He can be reached at dupertuis@snowcrest.net

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As early as this spring, Matthew Gile and Don Ajamian hope to start construction on Redding’s first 3D-printed house to function as the home for the on-site caretaker of Enterprise Community Park.

Gile and Ajamian believe it will be the first of hundreds, if not thousands, of “printed” homes they’ll build in Northern California.

Ajamian, a general contractor with more than 30 years of experience, and Gile, whose varied career includes work in real estate, disaster recovery and humanitarian fields, founded Emergent 3D in 2019 with the goal to bring robotic homebuilding to the community. The company includes an architect, Benjamin Albertson, and a structural engineer, Todd Kemen.

Gile and Ajamian met in 2018 while helping hundreds of families recover from the Carr Fire. While managing the FEMA-funded Carr Fire Disaster Case Management Program, Gile would meet weekly with Ajamian and look for ways to overcome two big obstacles: the rising cost of materials and a shortage of workers.

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Gile had long been interested in 3D-printing technology and saw its potential as a construction method. Ajamian got on board, too.

“This is the single biggest innovation I’ve seen in my time,” the contractor says. “It not only affects my trade but everybody’s trade. In many ways it will simplify the work that needs to be done. Until then, we’ve got a lot of learning to do. There are only a handful of people doing this in the world.”

The “printer” in this case is a computer-controlled nozzle suspended from a gantry that extrudes a precise ribbon of viscous concrete over and over again as the home’s walls begin to emerge from the foundation. It’s not unlike an oversized pastry bag and piping tool one would use to ice a cake.

Once the exterior and interior walls are in place, subcontractors come in to add a conventional roof and perform the plumbing and electrical work. A 3,000-square-foot home—that meets California’s building codes—can be built in three to four months using a 3D printer. Currently, a conventional stick-built home that size can take nine months or longer, Ajamian says.

Just as importantly, Gile says, 3D-printed homes will cost an estimated 30 to 40 percent less to build, once the three-member construction teams get up to speed with the robotic technology. That’s significant, considering in 2020 the median price of a home in California was $554,886, according to the Business Insider website.

In addition to being faster to build and less expensive, Gile says 3D-printed homes are eco-friendly (less wood waste and superior insulation) and attractive as well. The computer can print “beautiful, elegant” designs that would be cost-prohibitive with conventional construction. “There’s no more ‘cookie cutter’ look to the affordable and workplace market,” he says.

“It’s one thing to extrude the material, and you’ve got to thank the 20- and 30-somethings for making it work, but I want a livable home,” Ajamian adds. Design options include curves, bevels and abstract angles. Adding powdered concrete can make walls whatever color the buyer chooses and an embossing drum can add a wood-like texture.4

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The finished walls are so nice that many homeowners will decide to forego exterior stucco and interior drywall treatments, thus further reducing costs. “The 3D printer can do incredibly intricate designs at no extra cost,” Gile says. “Our intent is to bring dignifying, affordable housing to the market.”

The demand will be there, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, which notes a years-in-the-making shortfall of 3.5 million homes that will need to be built by 2025.

Emergent 3D hopes to be building 1,200 homes a year by 2026, with 38 3D-printing machines spread out across California, Gile says.

Each machine will be have a field team of three employees. “We plan on all our workers having union jobs, well paid with good benefits, and still realizing savings on the bottom line,” Ajamian says.

The first 3D printer, at a cost of $1 million, is scheduled to arrive this month from Cobod, a Danish firm. Ajamian recently met with the Cobod staff in Copenhagen for training and came away impressed.

“They really are the best and brightest in the world. There were geniuslevel men and women in every aspect of the company. We’re courting Cobod to locate their U.S. facilities in Shasta County,” Ajamian says.

In addition to the Enterprise Community Park home, Emergent 3D has an agreement with the city of Redding to build an additional home at the John F. Reginato River Access Park on South Bonnyview Road. Another 22 homes will be built in connection with Access Home, a Redding nonprofit working to provide affordable housing in the community.

“How many of our construction workers can’t afford the homes we’re building? This will change that. I’m super excited to get this rolling,” Ajamian says. • www.emergent-3d.com

Jon Lewis is a Redding-based writer with more than 40 years of experience. A longtime San Francisco Giants fan, his interests include golf, fishing and sharing stories about people, places and things. He can be reached at jonpaullewis@gmail.com.

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M T. S H A S TA S H O R T S W I T H FILMMAKER AUTIE CARLISLE WHEN IT COMES to “unfinished” art, many people are prone to dismiss it as work that is simply unfinished. But over the last 200 years, the Italian term “non-finito” has been formalized to describe art deliberately left open, or “unfinished,” its very incompleteness becoming a kaleidoscope of creation that rejects finality.

“My favorite moment in designing clothes was always right before they were finished. Like I would drape a lot of things on a mannequin instead of sketching,” explains former clothing designer cum Mt. Shasta filmmaker Autie Carlisle. “And so, you kind of make this fake version roughly, but your mind fills in that last 20 percent and you think it’s going to be great. And then it starts getting made in the real fabric by the seamstress. Who’s amazing. But the real fabric is a little different. And then when you put in that final hem, it kind of snags it in a certain way and suddenly it doesn’t fit quite the same way you imagined. But there’s no 20 percent anymore for your mind to fill in. It’s just 100 percent there, and it’s never as full of life as that prototype that came just before it. I think that’s why I always liked things best when they weren’t finished because it left room for magic.”

Born and raised in Mount Shasta, Carlisle recently returned home from a decade in New York after becoming a self-taught filmmaker. “I got into filmmaking like a lot of people – through the roundabout way,” muses Carlisle. “I was doing fashion design for about 10 years and I wasn’t very satisfied by the industry in general, so I started looking for other outlets. I realized that I always liked doing film instead of photography because I always wanted to see the garment moving on a person, in 3D. So how do I capture that? And so, I was always making these little fashion videos and trying to give them a story. But then it’s an ad, so you can’t always do that.” 4 continued on page 52

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For more information on the series and to view several of the films, visit autiecarlisle.com.

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“I thought I knew Mount Shasta pretty well, but now I’m getting to know the whole area better. You know, there are a lot of people here that never interact with each other. Before, I didn’t really have a reason to get to know them all.

Now, I’m creating one.”

Carlisle’s first foray into non-fashion storytelling came by way of a trip to Ireland. “I went with my cowboy friend, and I just started documenting his journey because his ancestry was Irish and he had checked it out the year before, but in the process he had stopped drinking, and going to Ireland without drinking was a big deal for him.

But when I got there, I had that dilemma where people asked, oh, are you a filmmaker? And up until that point, I had always been a fashion designer. So that was kind of the moment I decided, yeah, I am learning how to be a filmmaker.”

Now back in Mount Shasta, Carlisle’s desire to tell stories has come to life in a series she calls “Mt. Shasta Stories.” The stories are a collection of short films generally ranging from 12 to 25 minutes each and billed as a “web series highlighting and celebrating the humanity, humor, magic and fortitude of the locals in Siskiyou County, Northern California.” For Carlisle, it’s a good excuse to explore her own homeland. “I thought I knew Mount Shasta pretty well, but now I’m getting to know the whole area better. You know, there are a lot of people here that never interact with each other. Before, I didn’t really have a reason to get to know them all. Now, I’m creating one.”

Carlisle has made more than 20 films with more on the way. Finding the right subject, however, is more complicated than it seems. “I generally start with the people I’m most curious about. Like if I want to spend a little bit of time around that person and get to know why they’re there, that’s the first thing,” she says. “But I’ve met a lot of great people who have amazing stories, but they can’t tell it themselves. And I’ve also met people who don’t want to tell it. So, it’s a trickier thing to find someone who’s not only willing to share their story and have me follow them but who can also be captivating on camera.”

And, just like draping fabric, discovering a person’s story comes through 80 percent design and 20 percent magic, with Carlisle relishing some imperfection. “I love seeing the hand of someone. If something is too slick, then you don’t even feel like a human made it, but I like it when you can see something that you can relate to,” she says.

“Even in New York, I was never polished. I was always just enjoying whatever weird outfit I liked at the time. And back here I’ve found a place that fits much better with my values, where I can celebrate imperfection and humanity now more than ever.” For Carlisle, that meeting between artistic endeavor and discovery is where the “non-finito” becomes “infinito.”• www.autiecarlisle.com

Megan Peterson has been a freelance storyteller for more than two decades, with writing credits ranging from National Geographic to the Sundance Channel. She also brings a background in marketing and audio tours, and has traveled and worked on six continents. Megan currently lives in Siskiyou County with her family and a menagerie of pets.

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PATTERNS OF HISTORY C O N N E C T I N G C O M M U N I T I E S W I T H B A R N Q U I LT S BARN QUILTS HAVE told stories about rural America for hundreds of years. A type of folk art, farmers once painted these large, quilt-like blocks on their barns, as both decoration and to express something meaningful about their farm or family. In fact, there is speculation that quilt patterns were even used as a kind of “quilt code” prior to the Civil War, communicating information along the Underground Railroad. Motifs sewn into a quilt hanging from a window or clothesline might indicate a safe house or warn of an area’s dangers, supposedly giving rise to famous quilting patterns like “Log Cabin” and “Shoofly.” Christine Baldwin, a resident and representative of the community of Dorris, explains, “All quilt blocks tell a story and there are thousands of patterns throughout the quilting world. That means you can select the meaning that goes with the building. For instance, the one that we put on the mill is called Saw Blade.”

The “mill” to which Baldwin is referring is the mill in Dorris, one of the first historic buildings adorned with a barn quilt that’s part of a new trail linking five small communities between Dorris (just south of the Oregon border) and Bonanza, Ore. Baldwin is the secretary for Rural Klamath Connects, the local nonprofit formed to promote tourism in the area and the group behind the new trail. Some of the other motifs selected so far on the California side include the “Sawtooth Star” on the Tulelake Cold Storage and the “Road to California” pattern on the old Box Factory in Dorris. All of them have been hand-picked to portray the culture, history and landscape of the area.

“The name of the project is ‘Connecting Borders,’” Baldwin says.

“Like a quilt sewn edge to edge, our whole mission has been to connect our communities on both sides of the border.” Linda Woodley, the coordinator for Rural Klamath Connect, agrees. “I think what’s exciting is that we all get to share resources. Our five communities are all rural: Dorris, Tulelake, Malin, Merrill and Bonanza. None of us has everything alone, but together we have the resources to survive. We have such great history here in the area and agriculture in all of the towns, and it’s going to be cool to see these barn quilts bringing attention to many of the century farms and historical buildings in our area.” The organization already has a successful track record, having developed a local VoiceMap audio tour on the Modoc War as well as the Art of Survival Century Bike Ride and Gravel Grinder for the region. The stunning series of barn quilts will be the newest addition for visitors to explore.

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Making the barn quilts is no easy feat. It starts by placing two panels of medium-density overlay (MDO) plywood together to form an 8-by-8foot panel. MDO is a specialty plywood used for a variety of projects, but it’s especially suited for exterior use because it’s waterproof, smooth and durable. MDO also takes paint exceptionally well. Baldwin describes, “They make a big frame with two-by-fours for the MDO, and they’re quite heavy. We have to install them with a lift. But before that, you must do all the measurements and mark or scribe the panels with the pattern. Then you tape off all your lines so you can paint.” Woodley adds, “Then it takes about 30 or 35 hours per block to paint it because you can only do so much at a time, and it has to be primed followed by four coats of specialty paint. It is very labor intensive.”

Despite some setbacks with COVID-19, the group has finished at least two barn quilts per community on the California side, including Dorris and Tulelake, with more to come. “This is phase one, where we proposed making two in each of the five communities. We’re looking forward finishing that by June 1. The second phase will be to have five in each community, with a website and brochure showing what the quilt blocks identify and why the owner selected it,” explains Woodley.

Historically, a quilt is often the work of many hands, and the same is true of the Barn Quilt Trail project. “Everyone has been so amazing to work through everything we’ve faced to get to this point, and are still dedicating their time and energy to do something so special. It will benefit everyone.” And, based on patterns of history, it will also give the region the chance to shape its narrative through craft – the ultimate form of storytelling. • Barn Quilt Trail • www.ruralklamathconnects.com

Megan Peterson has been a freelance storyteller for more than two decades, with writing credits ranging from National Geographic to the Sundance Channel. She also brings a background in marketing and audio tours, and has traveled and worked on six continents. Megan currently lives in Siskiyou County with her family and a menagerie of pets.

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LAKE SHASTA CAVERNS: Take a boat ride across the McCloud Arm of Shasta Lake and enjoy the marvels of exploring inner earth at Lake Shasta Caverns. This two-hour guided tour will take you deep inside the underground caverns where you’ll enjoy the impressive calcite formations. Each year, people travel from many miles away to experience the family-friendly caverns.

WHISKEYTOWN LAKE: Whiskeytown is conveniently located about 15 minutes west of Redding, within the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, and is a local favorite hangout spot. There are a plethora of wonderful hiking trails, streams, waterfalls and private

S H A S TA C O U N T Y ’ S G R E AT O U T D O O R S WITH ALMOST 3,800 square miles of an outdoor adventure playground, Shasta County is the fourth-largest county in the California Adventure District, behind Siskiyou (6,200), Lassen (4,500) and Modoc (3,900) counties. Shasta County is the central hub of the California Adventure District, conveniently located on Interstate 5. With a steadily increasing number of direct flights to and from Redding Airport, it makes a great starting point for a multi-day outdoor adventure.

Here are some of the must-experience Shasta County adventures: LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK: Lassen has many stories to tell and is good for at least two days of mountainous fun, including a hike to Lassen Peak, the largest plug-dome volcano in the world. With seven campgrounds in the park, you will find a perfect spot to set up camp and explore the many hiking trails, lakes and wildlife, along with the Sulphur Works thermal activity. During the hot summers, Lassen provides a welcome cooling spot, and during the winter it is a great place to bring your skis and play in the snow. Lassen Volcanic National Park is rated as one of the more beautiful National Parks in the United States, and rightfully so.

beaches to enjoy, and it is also a favorite location to pack a lunch and spend a full day kayaking or paddle boarding on the lake.

CASTLE CRAGS: The Interstate 5 corridor between Redding and Mount Shasta is a spectacular stretch of California highway, and at about 48 miles north of Redding sits the lesser-known, yet magnificent, Castle Crags State Park. The “lesser-known” status works in your favor because it means it’s very rarely crowded. This beautiful state park straddles Shasta and Siskiyou counties, and features many spectacular hiking trails, streams and lakes, with the crown jewel being the epic Castle Dome Trail. Getting to the peak of Castle Dome requires some effort, but the payoff is a spectacular view of the surrounding valleys and mountains, including Mount Shasta. • www.CaliforniaAdventureDistrict.com

Nigel Skeet is originally from England. He moved to Redding 11 years ago after living in Los Angeles for 25 years. As a creative partner with the firm U! Creative and with an extensive background in photography and marketing, Nigel is committed to elevating the global presence of Northern California.

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—life’s a picnic— DELICIOUS COLD FRIED CHICKEN

“A picnic is more than eating a meal, it is a pleasurable state of mind.”

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WE’VE ALL HEARD the old saw, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.”

For the glass-half-empty folks, March means windy, unpredictable weather. But for the glasshalf-full types, it is a month of promise and potential.

March, of course, is when many of us celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – and the ensuing hangover. We celebrate the vernal equinox, the first day of spring – although it’s not always so springlike. Sports fans look forward to March Madness and baseball’s spring training.

Oh, and March is National Optimism Month, so let’s be glass-half-full types and think of sunshine, not gloomy days.

One way to channel your optimism is to plan a picnic. That’s right. The odds are good that there will be at least a handful of days pleasant enough to pack a basket of your favorite foods and beverages and head to your favorite park or beach for a March picnic. There’s something about eating alfresco that is comforting and intimate.

For my family, the ultimate picnic fare must include either potato salad or macaroni salad – and fried chicken made the night before. The crispiness and crunch of the chicken pairs perfectly with the creaminess of the potato or macaroni salad.

Why does fried chicken taste so delicious when served cold? Science. Here’s how the experts from the website Southern Kitchen describe it: “When fried chicken starts to cool down, the skin contracts and bonds itself to the meat. This process causes the top part of the skin to separate slightly from the crust, which prevents moisture absorption and sogginess, allowing the breading to maintain its satisfying chomp. Also, as the steam escapes the chicken, the moisture loss results in meat with greater density and a more pronounced ‘chicken-y’ flavor.”

This March, plan to head outside for a picnic. And don’t even think about ants or rain or anything else that might ruin the fun. Remember, March is the month we celebrate optimism! •S

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PERFECT PICNIC CHICKEN Servings: 6

INSTRUCTIONS Step 1: In a large bowl, whisk the buttermilk with 1½ tablespoons of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper. Add chicken. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Prep Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS • 1 quart buttermilk • 2½ T kosher salt (separated) • 4 tsp. pepper (separated) • 2 whole chickens, cut into 8 pieces each • 3 cups all-purpose flour • 1 T hot paprika • 1½ tsp. onion powder • 1½ tsp. garlic powder • 6 cups canola oil

Step 2: In another large bowl, whisk the flour, paprika, onion powder and garlic powder with 1 tablespoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper.

Step 3: Spoon 1/4 cup of the buttermilk marinade into the dry ingredients and mix until the dry ingredients.

Step 4: Remove 1 piece of chicken from the buttermilk marinade, allowing the excess liquid to drip back into the bowl. Dredge in the flour mixture, pressing to help it adhere. Transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces. Important: Let stand for 30 minutes.

Step 5: Line a large baking sheet with paper towels and set a rack on top. In a large saucepan, heat the canola oil to 325 degrees. Fry the chicken in batches at around, turning occasionally, until golden, about 15-20 minutes per batch.

Step 6: Transfer to the rack to drain. Let cool, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Terry Olson loves culinary arts, adult beverages and hiking in the North State wilderness. You may find him soaking up the scenery at one of our area’s many state or national parks or sitting in a barstool sipping a cold locally brewed craft beer.

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DOWNTOWN DETAILS THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING DOWNTOWN REDDING BUSINESSES. Downtown Redding is a Main Street America Designated District.

Over the past several years, Viva Downtown Redding has operated a program that builds on Downtown assets to encourage investment and development. The Main Street approach focuses on four areas: ECONOMIC VITALITY – focuses on capital, incentives and other economic and financial tools to assist new and existing businesses, catalyze property development and create a supportive environment for entrepreneurs and innovators that drive local economies.

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Did you know that we are a California Cultural District? Yes! Redding is one of 14 districts in California to be recognized as a California Cultural District. We are described as “the gateway to true Northern California, bridging nature with arts and culture experiences.”

The Redding Cultural District encompasses Downtown Redding, the Redding Rodeo Grounds and the Sacramento River Trail. I am proud of our Wintu history and heritage, the beautiful historic buildings, incredible theatre venues and art galleries, a year-round sunny environment to enjoy our natural landscapes, and the involved local community that works hard to activate our Cultural District experiences. Visit Redding has rebranded and launched its new website. They have done an excellent job at capturing and sharing the fantastic events happening around our Cultural District. Experience Redding like a tourist and embrace our Redding Cultural District by visiting www.reddingculturaldistrict.org

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Chadwick Hufft has lived in Northern California all of his life. His love for wildlife and landscape photography led him to buy his first camera at 13. He is currently 17, finishing up his senior year, and hopes to someday fulfill his dream of becoming a professional photographer. Find more of his work on Instagram, @chadwickhufft_photo.

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MARCH 2022 RECIPE

St. Patrick’s Day is upon us, and these Irish nachos offer a fun twist for folks who enjoy a traditional nacho plate. You can find them at Shameless O’Leery’s, or try your hand at preparing them at home. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS: 2 Russet potatoes 2 cups of shredded mixed cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS: Step 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Step 2. Bake potatoes and slice them scalloped style. Deep fry potatoes.

1 cup choice of chopped bacon, corned beef or broccoli Sour cream Green onions

Step 3. Place potatoes in an oven-safe dish.

Step 4. Add cheese and meat on top of potatoes.

Step 5. Place in the oven until the cheese is melted.

Step 6. Add sour cream and green onions to preference.

SERVES: 2-3

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There are several projects which deserve recognition. The building pictured is one such project–our newest building on the Tehama Campus. Now we’re able to offer a broader range of Student and Veterans Services to the local community without the need for travel to Redding. We’re also excited to be expanding our Career Education classes in Tehama.

There’s more work still being done, and I look forward to sharing those developments with you in the coming months.

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GIVING BACK | BY CLAUDIA MOSBY

Garden Party D U N S M U I R B O TA N I C A L GARDENS

IN A FORESTED CANYON not far from Interstate 5, white dogwoods open their buds, Shasta lilies dot the hillsides and fragrant Western azaleas scent the air, signaling the arrival of spring to the Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens.

Among the more than 200 colorful native and exotic ornamental woodland plants and shrubs, visitors will find the well-known forget me not and lily of the valley, but also less-familiar non-natives like the Himalayan blue poppy, the Japanese kanjiro sasanqua camellia and the Irish fringed sandwort (reportedly a survivor of the last Ice Age and a history in its native County Sligo dating back 150,000 years).

The botanical collections include dogwoods, hostas, ferns, Siskiyou County native plants, Japanese maples and penstemons located in specialty gardens around the perimeter of the Great Meadow, home to the Crevice Rock Garden which was created after the removal in 2008 of a fallen double-trunked big leaf maple at the meadow’s north end.

The Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens team saw an opportunity to cultivate a new feature and determined that a rock garden would serve as both an ecologically sustainable and aesthetically pleasing showcase for the perennial alpine and woodland plant natives they wanted to highlight from the Klamath, Siskiyou and Cascade mountain ranges.

The new Crevice Rock Garden employed techniques developed by Czech growers that had proved especially successful for growing alpine plants. Since the design relies on close, vertical rock placement with crevices into which plants are inserted, this style produces plants with an elongated root system that grows down deeper into the soil rather than spreading horizontally.

As a result, below the soil, roots have greater access to moisture and nutrients, while above it the garden’s compact arrangement increases surface area to accommodate more plants. Gardeners can also grow a variety of plant types with varying shade and sun requirements depending on the choice of site, shape, soil conditions, irrigation and rock positioning within the garden.

These benefits – and the design’s emphasis on “perimeter viewing” by limiting direct access to the garden by visitors – were attractive to the botanical garden team, who hired Czech botanist and master crevice rock garden designer Josef Halda to oversee construction. Halda used a combined 50 tons of scoria and crushed lava rock sand from the Montague area to create the garden, which features plants grown from seeds collected in their native, wild habitats. The project was funded by the Community Foundation of the North State and Union Pacific and completed in 2011.

The Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens also offer wooded hiking trails, picnic areas and a playground. To schedule an event, contact the Dunsmuir Recreation District at (530) 235-4740. • Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens 4841 Dunsmuir Ave., Dunsmuir Hours: Daily, 7 am to 10 pm www.dunsmuirbotanicalgardens.org

Claudia Mosby is a Redding-based freelance writer. She is the founder and director of The Expressive Spirit, a wellness company in Mt. Shasta offering spiritual direction, arts and nature-based activities and consultancy for grief and loss.

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NATIONAL DOCTORS’ DAY

RETIRING Dr. Danford Bickmore Dr. Jeff Bosworth Dr. Jory Kaplan Dr. Steven Mendlesohn Dr. Bruce Miller

THANK YOU!

Dr. Herbert Monie Dr. Brian Moon Dr. Ron Sand Dr. Robert Stanfield Dr. Steven Struve

20 YEARS Dr. Ewa Bauer Dr. Patricia E. Hadley Dr. Douglas G. Hatter Dr. Debbie Lupeika Dr. Rafael Lupercio Dr. Kevin Rainsford Dr. James B. Vogus

In conjunction with National Doctors’ Day on March 30, it is our pleasure to recognize and celebrate local physicians who have devoted their careers to serving Shasta County’s underserved populations. These outstanding healthcare professionals are being recognized for milestone anniversaries (20/30/40 years) in service to our community as a “Shasta Health Rock Star.” We gratefully acknowledge these physicians who reached milestone anniversaries or retired in 2021.

Sponsored by: The Shasta Health Assessment and Redesign Collaborative (SHARC), a dynamic group of healthcare leaders, has been working to improve access to quality healthcare in the North State since 2009.

30 YEARS Dr. Michael Gasman Dr. Ian P. Grady Dr. George Lode Dr. Jay S. Roitman Dr. Patricia Sand Dr. Curtis S. Wong

40 YEARS Dr. David A. Short Dr. Gregory A. Skipitis shastahealthrockstars.org

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